Sustainability Issues

ONLINE PRIVACY POLICY AGREEMENT NW Communications Sustainability Division, (GreenFrederick), is committed to keeping any and all personal information collected of those individuals that visit our website and make use of our online facilities and services accurate,...

From the University of Maryland Extension Service: European honey bees, native bee species, and other pollinators in Maryland have suffered population losses in recent years. This has led to increased scrutiny of a widely used class of insecticides, known as...

It's mid-March, the sun has gone down and the air is heavy with the feel of cold + moisture--snow. More than foot is in the wings. It's time to think back to a warm summer weekend in a sweet, small town. Let's head to Pocomoke City on Maryland's Eastern Shore....

The Frederick Food Security Network has been selected as a recipient of the Green Street, Green Jobs, Green Towns (G3) grant from the Chesapeake Bay Trust and the EPA in the amount of $65,136. This grant will allow the expansion of our gardening network to...

What is Biochar? Biochar is an ancient human agricultural practice, largely forgotten until recent decades. Ancient biochar has been discovered in the Amazon basin, where it is known as “Terra Preta.” Fertile soil infused with biochar provided food for millions of...

There’s a new player in town reducing the amount of food waste headed to the Frederick County landfill—actually a host of new players in the form of hungry microbes. Frederick Memorial Hospital installed a BioHiTech EcoSafe digester, an aerobic food waste disposal...

Order Your 2019 C&O Canal Calendar Today The C&O Canal Trust's 2019 calendar is available for purchase. This 18-month calendar lets you enjoy the beauty of the C&O Canal National Historical Park every day with its full-color photos taken in the Park. These...

Moving from incandescents and fluorescents to LEDS is an intelligent decision, according to lighting experts. The average person, though, still seems a bit confused and distrustful of LEDs. Think Lumens and Kelvins, not Watts. No, it’s not a basketball team. Those...

Five Trees For Me is a program to encourage all City of Frederick residents to plant five trees in their own yards or HOA common spaces. The City’s goal is to reach 40% canopy coverage by 2030 and (currently coverage is at 19%). ​ The City's Canopy assessment...

Rain barrels are an excellent choice for people who want to be prepared for the hot days of no rain that come in July and August. It only takes one rainstorm, generally, to fill them up and you've got water for your garden ready at hand. You can buy them locally at...